For years, animal behavior was explained as instinct or routine survival. New research is expanding that view.

How exactly does a newly-hatched spider weave a perfect web that is characteristic of his or her species—without ever even having seen such a web, let alone having been trained to spin one? How do ...

Tampa, Fla (Nov. 6, 2025) — An international research team that includes USF Health researcher Dr. Yong Xu and two colleagues from Great Britain has been awarded a European Research Council Synergy ...

Have you ever noticed how animals sometimes behave differently around people who are very sick or nearing the end of life? It ...